The Borgias – Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. *WARNING Contains Head Nodding Illusions* Heading nodding illusions? Spectral guitarists? Birmingham? That sounds about right. It’s no secret that Musically Fresh if inundated with emails and review requests and it’s also no secret that we conduct such business outside of other commitments. However,...
Alana Bondi – Manchester, England, United Kingdom. *Between the writing and publishing of this review, Alana Bondi has since passed away. We at Musically Fresh would like to offer our condolences to her family and friends and thank her for the music she has sadly left behind. Rest in peace.*...
In Light Of – Toronto/Ottawa, Canada. I’ve always thought of Post-Rock as one of those hidden gems of the music world, one that has always been in some close proximity but still on the whole elusive, used as a soundtrack or background music for something meaningful or relaxed. The genre...
Swamp – Bath, England, United Kingdom. You’re in Bath one minute but then imagine yourself clambering through a forest to find Tim Burton’s house because he’s hosting a tea party, but the only people at this party are Tim burton the obvious host, Brian Wilson from the The Beach Boys...
Decedy – St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Cover photo credit: C Bauer photography – Click Here. St. Louis natives Decedy released a two track Alternative Rock/Indie concoction with strong ties to their Classic Rock roots in July of this year. Consisting of the A-side ‘Pretty Things’, itself a laid back smooth...
Some Kind Of Illness – Bolton/Manchester, England, United Kingdom. For our previous work on the band – Click Here. Soaring high in the open sky well above Manchester, Bolton and beyond, Some Kind Of Illness’ Souls release leaves me floating on airs. Its mellow nuances are spacey and psychedelic while...
Horrible – Chicago, Illinois, USA. ‘Two songs about wars, two songs about sleazy youth, two songs from a plot about aliens made of sound coming to earth.’ Horrible are the Chicago answer to the nostalgic raucous bliss of the 80’s Indie Rock circuit. Hard rocking, melodic and undeniably chaotically beautiful,...
The Northeast – Mount Kisco, New York, USA. Initially forming in 2012 but really coming into themselves in 2015, New York state’s The Northeast are the perfect soundtrack for the free and easy in generality as well as on those days and nights of comfort and happiness. Rooting their sound...
Tom McKenzie – York, England, United Kingdom. York based Tom McKenzie has been finding his way in the world of dulcet and delicate Folk music since 2007 with his discography plucking its way further up the fret-board so to speak since 2010, with the recently released self-titled marking release number...
Let’s Kill Janice – Bristol, England, United Kingdom. Lets Kill Janice are another one of the great reasons everyone should make a stop off in south west England and make Bristol a chief part of the journey, as the city boasts some of the best creative arts and music in...